Tom Sturridge, left,?Rhys Darby, Will Adamsdale and Bill Nighy star in the rock 'n' roll comedy "Pirate Radio."
Alex Bailey
The following DVDs will be released Tuesday, unless otherwise specified:
"Defendor" (Sony, $24.96) — Direct-to-DVD comedy thriller, starring Woody Harrelson as a would-be superhero.
Special features: Behind-the-scenes minidocumentary, deleted scenes, outtakes.
R (drugs, profanity, violence, sex)
"Final Storm" (Phase 4, $29.99) — Post-apocalyptic thriller directed by Uwe Boll, and starring Luke Perry and Lauren Holly.
R (sex, violence, profanity)
"Ice Twisters" (First Look, $24.98) — Science-fiction thriller, originally produced for television and starring Mark Moses as a storm-obsessed novelist.
PG-13 (violence)
"Love the Beast" (Patikalar Productions, $19.95) — Auto racing collecting documentary, directed by actor and car enthusiast Eric Bana.
Special features: Auto commercials, deleted scenes, extended interviews, short film.
R (profanity)
"One Last Dance" (Screen Media, $12.98) — Dance drama from 2003, starring Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi.
Special features: Behind-the-scenes minidocumentary.
PG-13 (vulgarity, profanity)
"Pirate Radio" (Universal, $29.98) — ★★★½ — A well-acted ensemble piece that argues in favor of free speech without becoming too heavy-handed.
Special features: Deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes minidocumentary.
R (vulgarity, profanity, brief sex, brief drugs, slurs, brief partial nudity, violence)
"The Slammin' Salmon" (Anchor Bay, $29.98) — Comedy from the Broken Lizard comedy troupe, starring Michael Clarke Duncan as an overbearing restaurant owner.
R (profanity, vulgarity, violence, slurs)
"Tenderness" (Lionsgate, $28.98) — Thriller starring Russell Crowe as a detective on the trail of a teenage serial killer (Jon Foster).
R (violence, sex, profanity)
"Tenure" (Vivendi, $19.93) — Comedy starring Luke Wilson as a college professor in competition with a female colleague.
R (profanity, vulgarity, sex, drugs)
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